Our Participants

No one agency can fight child abuse alone. 

Children's Home Society, Western Division (CHS)

As the largest private child welfare and adoption organization in Florida, Children's Home Society of Florida provides a wide array of services to protect children and strengthen families. All programs are based on the principle that every child should have a safe, stable and nurturing home. 

Contact: 1300 N. Palafox Street, Suite 103, Pensacola, FL 32501 ~ (850) 266-2700 ~ www.chsfl.org/western  

Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County

The Early Learning Coalition of Escambia County exists to identify and meet the needs of children and families by laying the foundation for lifetime success. This involves maximizing each child’s potential, preparing children to enter school ready to learn, and helping families achieve economic self-sufficiency. Early Learning Coalition partners with the local early education community including Childcare Centers, Pre-Kindergarten programs, Head Start, Family Child Care Homes, and Faith-based providers, to reach its goals.

Contact: 3636D North L Street, Suite A Pensacola, FL 32505 ~ Phone: (850) 595-5400 ~ www.elcescambia.org/
 

Escambia County School District

Contact: 75 North Pace Blvd., Pensacola, FL 32505 ~ Phone: (850) 432-6121 ~ www.escambia.k12.fl.us/Master/index.asp 

Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center

The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center is a child-friendly facility providing services along with partner agencies to child victims of abuse and their families in Okaloosa and Walton counties. Services include counseling, forensic and medical evaluations by the Child Protection Team, case management and advocacy. The Center also provides training to both the community and partner agencies.

Okaloosa County
401 McEwen Drive, Niceville, FL 32578 ~ (850) 833-9237 phone ~ (850) 833-9238 fax
(near the intersection of Hwy 20 and Bullock)

Walton County
256 Highway 90, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433 ~ (850) 892-0280
(near the intersection of Hwy 331 and Hwy 90)

www.eccac.org

FavorHouse of Northwest Florida

FavorHouse is the only certified domestic violence center for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.  FavorHouse provides safe, emergency shelter and direct services for victims of domestic violence and their children.  In 2012, we dedicated the FavorHouse Kids Center, a safe, secure facility for the children in the FavorHouse domestic violence program and kids living in the community who experience domestic violence in their family. 

Contact: FavorHouse Kids Center - 850-434-1315, FavorHouse - 850-434-1177 ~ www.favorhouse.org

FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview (FFN)

FamiliesFirst Network of Lakeview (FFN) as the community based lead agency under contract with the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families, FFN provides child protection, foster care and adoption services for about 5800 children annually in Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties. FFN works with other community agencies and programs to provide family centered services aimed to provide a safe, permanent home for children.

Contact: 5401 W. Fairfield Dr., Pensacola, FL 32506 ~ (850) 453-7745 ~ www.FamiliesFirstNetwork.org

 

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)

The Florida Department of Children and Families has adopted an integrated approach to programs and services as we work to help improve the lives of individuals and families. 

Contact: (850) 595-8200, http://www.myflfamilies.com/contact-us/region/circuit-1

Friends of the Family Visitation Center

The Family Visitation Centers have been providing families in Okaloosa and Walton Counties a safe, nurturing and respectful environment in which to conduct supervised visitation and monitored exchanges for 15 years. Safety policies and precautions allow for the children with families in crisis to spend supervised time with non-custodial parents without fear of exposure to a continuation of abuse or neglect. A homelike setting and respectful environment provide a nurturing atmosphere for families to heal. Monitored exchanges allow for the safe transfer of children without the parents having contact. In 2011 the Centers provided over 2,000 safe and happy visits and exchanges for children. It is our goal to provide an opportunity for families to grow, heal and make changes that will prevent any future child abuse or neglect.

Contact: 312 College Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, Florida ~ (850) 892-3915 ~ www.familyvisitationcenters.org

Gulf Coast Kid's House

Gulf Coast Kid’s House is the only child advocacy center and child abuse prevention center serving as both a physical center for the coordinated response to child abuse and the facilitating agency for the Escambia County Multidisciplinary Team (MDT). GCKH and its multidisciplinary team serve a critical role in our community, giving abused children a safe, child-centered place to report the abuse they have suffered and providing timely, effective assistance designed to address the specific trauma each child has experienced.

Contact: 3401 N. 12th Avenue, Pensacola, FL ~ (850) 595-5780 ~ www.gulfcoastkidshouse.org

Judge Ben Gordon, Jr. Family Visitation Center

The Family Visitation Centers have been providing families in Okaloosa and Walton Counties a safe, nurturing and respectful environment in which to conduct supervised visitation and monitored exchanges for 15 years. Safety policies and precautions allow for the children with families in crisis to spend supervised time with non-custodial parents without fear of exposure to a continuation of abuse or neglect. A homelike setting and respectful environment provide a nurturing atmosphere for families to heal. Monitored exchanges allow for the safe transfer of children without the parents having contact. In 2011 the Centers provided over 2,000 safe and happy visits and exchanges for children. It is our goal to provide an opportunity for families to grow, heal and make changes that will prevent any future child abuse or neglect.

Contact: 1 Old Ferry Road, Suite 23, P.O. Box 436, Shalimar, Florida 32579 ~ (850) 609-1850 ~ www.familyvisitationcenters.org

The Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET)

The Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities (SEDNET) creates and facilitates a network of key stakeholders committed to assisting in the provision of a quality system of care for students with or at-risk of emotional and/or behavioral challenges.

For more information, view SEDNET's website.

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF)

Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) is a statewide, non-profit, human services agency dedicated to helping all people in need regardless of religious affiliation, age or national origin. Headquartered in Tampa, the agency has more than 60 programs located throughout Florida. Since LSF was established in 1982, nearly 900,000 children and families have received assistance from vital LSF services including: the Child Care Food Program, PEPPI Head Start Child Development Center, Foster and Adoptions Case Management, Youth Shelters and Family Crisis Counseling Programs, Guardianship Program, Housing, Employment, Refugee and Immigration Programs, Ryan White AIDS Program, and Disaster Response Programs for victims of tornadoes, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters. ​

For more information, view LSF's website.  

Santa Rosa Kid's House

As one of over 900 Child Advocacy Centers in the United States, the Santa Rosa Kids’ House mission is to deliver a well-coordinated and multi-disciplined response to child abuse in an environment that puts the needs of children first. The Santa Rosa Kids’ House provides preventative, intervention and therapeutic services to children who have been sexually abused or neglected. Our facility uses the multidisciplinary team approach to reduce trauma to the child. 

Contact: 5643 Stewart Street, Milton, FL 32570 ~ (850) 623-1112 ~ info@srkidshouse.org ~ www.srkidshouse.org

United Way of Escambia County

United Way of Escambia County brings together agencies, business, organizations, faith-based groups, government and individuals to focus on the community problems that matter most. United Way works to improve lives and build a strong, healthy community by strategically investing in quality programs, building partnerships, advocating for better policies, engaging people in our community and leveraging resources. 

Contact: 1301 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502 ~ (850) 434-3157 ~ www.unitedwayescambia.org

FavorHouse of Northwest Florida

FavorHouse is the only certified domestic violence center for Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties.  FavorHouse provides safe, emergency shelter and direct services for victims of domestic violence and their children.  In 2012, we dedicated the FavorHouse Kids Center, a safe, secure facility for the children in the FavorHouse domestic violence program and kids living in the community who experience domestic violence in their family. 

Contact: FavorHouse Kids Center - 850-434-1315, FavorHouse - 850-434-1177 ~ www.favorhouse.org